"A mother can read all the child-rearing books and can subscribe to any theory of parenting, but what gets passed along to her children is something far more intimate and mysterious than anything contained therein. What gets passed along is her character, and it enters into her kids as surely and as inexorably as water flows from a fuller vessel into a less-full one." Laurence Shames

Category Archives: Politics

Yesterday, a friend and I had a disagreement and over the course of the conversation she made the following statement: “just because people’s views are different from yours does not make them evil or wrong.” I’ve been thinking a lot … Continue reading →

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It also forced all people, great and small, rich and poor, free and slave, to receive a mark on their right hands or on their foreheads, so that they could not buy or sell unless they had the mark, which … Continue reading →

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(this was written almost a year ago. It’s hard to believe it’s been that long, but these same conversations [and cases] keep coming up and I feel it’s finally time to discuss it. At the time of its original … Continue reading →

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Last night, a police officer shot a man who tried to shoplift an AR-15 assault rifle from a local sporting store. Naturally, people sitting comfortably on living room couches and workplace desk chairs everywhere are giving their opinions on … Continue reading →

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I wrote in my recent update that I’ve been re-purposing some skirts from Goodwill for the girls and I, and that reminded me of something that’s been bugging me, lately. I’ve heard of a lot of people boycotting Goodwill and … Continue reading →

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When I wrote the post yesterday about welfare and other government programs, it was a pretty off-the-cuff emotional vent about some things I’ve been thinking a lot about lately and it occurred to me today that in my ranting I … Continue reading →

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Welfare is based on Christian values? Really? Being forced to provide for the needs of others is love? Stealing (yes, I used the word STEALING) from the so-called rich in order to give to the so-called poor is somehow considered … Continue reading →